Jekyll Island

Jekyll Island is situated off the coast of Georgia, in Glynn County. Being a sea island, it is one of the Golden Isles of Georgia. The names of its nearby islands are the city of Brunswick, Georgia, the Marshes of Glynn and the larger St. Simons Island. Its seashores are frequently visited by sightseers and guided tours of the Landmark Historic District are available. The district contains a number of buildings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

According to the Forbes Magazine founder Bertie Charles Forbes

"Picture a party of the nation's greatest bankers stealing out of New York on a private railroad car under cover of darkness, stealthily hieing hundred of miles South, embarking on a mysterious launch, sneaking onto an island deserted by all but a few servants, living there a full week under such rigid secrecy that the names of not one of them was once mentioned, lest the servants learn the identity and disclose to the world this strangest, most secret expedition in the history of American finance. I am not romancing; I am giving to the world, for the first time, the real story of how the famous Aldrich currency report, the foundation of our new currency system, was written...

The utmost secrecy was enjoined upon all. The public must not glean a hint of what was to be done. Senator Aldrich notified each one to go quietly into a private car of which the railroad had received orders to draw up on an unfrequented platform. Off the party set. New York's ubiquitous reporters had been foiled... Nelson (Aldrich) had confided to Henry, Frank, Paul and Piatt that he was to keep them locked up at Jekyll Island, out of the rest of the world, until they had evolved and compiled a scientific currency system for the United States, the real birth of the present Federal Reserve System, the plan done on Jekyll Island in the conference with Paul, Frank and Henry... Warburg is the link that binds the Aldrich system and the present system together. He more than any one man, has made the system possible as a working reality."

Jekyll Island is the smallest of Georgia's barrier islands. It is situated in Glynn County. The western side of Jekyll Island is fronted by Jekyll Creek and salt marsh, and the eastern edge of the island is defined by its beach and the Atlantic Ocean.


The natural environment of Jekyll Island consists of live oak forest canopy with a jungle floor dominated by palmetto and scrub oak. Animals found on the island include white-tailed deer, raccoons, rabbits, and squirrels. The tidal creeks and streams of the salt marsh provide a variety of resources, including seasonal fish and shellfish.

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